EXAMPLE

KEY SKILLS
A Key Skills or Areas of Expertise section right near the top of your resume will help ensure
that you’ve got it loaded up with common key words that the applicant tracking system (ATS)
may be search for. This section will also give the human reviewer a very easy and quick way
to see the stuff that you know how to do.

Some of our favorites (which will vary, of course, depending on your role or industry)
include:

Account Management Employee Development Operational Leadership

Accounting Excel Payroll Management
Agile Methodologies Executive Communications Process Improvement
A/P & A/R Executive Leadership Procurement
Board Relations Employee Relations Product Launch
Budgeting Event Coordination Product Management
Business Development Field Operations Project Management
Change Management Field Sales Management Public Relations
Channel Strategy Financial Management Quality Assurance
Client Relations Forecasting Reporting
Community Planning Fundraising Risk Management
Compensation Strategy Grant Proposals Sales & Marketing
Consultative Sales Graphic Design Salesforce.com
Content Strategy Hospitality Sales Operations
Copy Writing / Editing Human Resources Social Media
Cost Controls Inside Sales Software Development
Crisis Management Investor Relations Staffing & Recruitment
Cross-Functional Team Leadership Issue Resolution Startup Environments
Customer Service Logistics Management Strategic Communications
Customer Engagement Loyalty Marketing Strategic Planning
Data Analysis Market Research Supply Chain
Design Engineering Mergers & Acquisitions Tax Planning
Digital Marketing Negotiation Team Building
Driving Shareholder Value Nonprofit Leadership User Experience Design
Ecommerce Office Management Vendor Relations
Email Marketing Operations Management